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The story of an armchair climber on the 1984 Mustagh Tower Expedition.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a gem. A really good expedition book, and one of the best I've read in this genre, and goodness knows I've read enough of them. As the blurb says, Andrew Greig is a writer who climbs rather than a climber who writes. So he's not afraid to include honest accounts of relationships in the group; ups and downs. And his accounts of the climb are great, as well as his appreciation of local people and landscapes. A poet's book. Read his poems too!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A wonderfull account of all the different perspectives on climbing by different people. Beautifully written, witty and a story that takes you right there. One feels part of the whole expedition, just as if sitting by the radio. As a reader you feel that you know the climbers and get to care about all of them. A moving introduction by Joe Simpson also adds to the book. It made me all feel alive.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Thoroughly enjoyable book, even for a non climber. Greig brings his outsiders eye, and beautiful language to an account of the climbing of Mustagh Tower. Anyone who has ever looked at a peak and wanted to be there will enjoy this.
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Too much talking, not enough climbing
Very well written. The author really makes the people come alive when you read it. You really feel that you know them and they are not just characters from a book. Read more
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